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23. Any person who transmits or causes to be transmitted by telegraph a message which he knows to be false or fabricated shall be liable to a fine of one thousand dollars and imprisonment for three years.
retention,
message.
24. Any person who fraudulently retains or wilfully secretes, makes away with or detains a message which ought to have been delivered to some other person, or being required by a telegraph officer to deliver up any such message neglects or refuses to do so, shall be liable to a fine of one thousand dollars and imprisonment for two years.
25. A telegraph officer shall be deemed a public servant and an officer of a public body within the meaning of the Prevention of Corruption Ordinance.
(Cap. 215.)
PART V.
Radiocommunication.
26. (1) In this Part and in any regulations made thereunder—
“radiocommunication” means any telecommunication by means of Hertzian waves;
“radiocommunication station” includes every apparatus or collection of apparatus which can be used for radiocommunication or radiodistribution, whether for transmitting or receiving or for transmitting and receiving, and whether such apparatus or collection of apparatus be complete or not.
(2) Subject to the regulations made under section 31 nothing in this Part shall prevent any person from making or using electrical apparatus for actuating machinery or for any purpose other than the transmission or reception of messages.
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27. The provisions of this Part shall not apply to officers or men of His Majesty's Army, Navy or Air Force using wireless apparatus in the performance of their official duties or to apparatus so used.
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Telecommunication.
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23. Any person who transmits or causes to be trans- Sending mitted by telegraph a message which he knows to be false or message. fabricated shall be liable to a fine of one thousand dollars and imprisonment for three years.
retention,
message.
24. Any person who fraudulently retains or wilfully Fraudulent secretes, makes away with or detains a message which ought etc. of to have been delivered to some other person, or being required by a telegraph officer to deliver up any such message neglects or refuses to do so, shall be liable to a fine of one thousand dollars and imprisonment for two years.
25. A telegraph officer shall be deemed a public servant Corruption. and an officer of a public body within the meaning of the 9 of 1950, Prevention of Corruption Ordinance.
Schedule.
(Cap. 215.)
PART V.
Radiocommunication.
26. (1) In this Part and in any regulations made there- Interpretation. under---
"radiocommunication"
means any telecommunication by
means of Hertzian waves;
"radiocommunication station" includes every apparatus or collection of apparatus which can be used for radio- communication or radiodistribution, whether for trans- mitting or receiving or for transmitting and receiving, and whether such apparatus or collection of apparatus be complete or not.
(2) Subject to the regulations made under section 31 nothing in this Part shall prevent any person from making or using electrical apparatus for actuating machinery or for any purpose other than the transmission or reception of messages.
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27. The provisions of this Part shall not apply to Exemption. officers or men of His Majesty's Army, Navy or Air Force using wireless apparatus in the performance of their official duties or to apparatus so used.
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